# 2014 Louth County Council election

An election to all 29 seats on Louth County Council took place on 23 May 2014 as part of the 2014 Irish local elections, an increase from 26 seats at the 2009 election. County Louth was divided into four local electoral areas (LEAs) to elect councillors for a five-year term of office on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV).

## Administrative changes

Ahead of the 2014 election Louth was redrawn into four electoral areas, a reduction of one from five, and the number of councillors was increased to 29, from a previous total of 26. The borough council of Drogheda and the town councils of Dundalk and Ardee were all abolished.

## Results by party

| Party | Party | Seats | ± | 1st pref | FPv% | ±% |
| | Sinn Féin | 10 | +5 | 14,159 | 31.42 | |
| | Fine Gael | 7 | -1 | 9,319 | 20.68 | |
| | Fianna Fáil | 5 | - | 8,576 | 19.03 | |
| | Labour | 2 | - | 2,238 | 4.96 | |
| | Green | 2 | +1 | 1,738 | 3.85 | |
| | Independent | 3 | -2 | 7,435 | 16.50 | |
| | Direct Democracy | - | - | 860 | 1.90 | |
| | Anti-Austerity Alliance | - | - | 456 | 1.01 | |
| | People Before Profit | - | - | 277 | 0.16 | |
| Total | Total | 29 | +3 | 45,058 | 100.00 | — |

## Results by local electoral area

^ *: Outgoing councillor.

### Ardee

Ardee: 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| | Sinn Féin | Pearse McGeough | 14.54 | 1,569 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Colm Markey | 11.67 | 1,258 | 1,259 | 1,266 | 1,288 | 1,304 | 1,312 | 1,314 | 1,369 | 1,435 | 1,465 | 1,645 | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Tom Cunningham | 10.27 | 1,107 | 1,122 | 1,140 | 1,149 | 1,154 | 1,185 | 1,196 | 1,210 | 1,260 | 1,316 | 1,410 | 1,416 | 1,443 | 1,506 | 1,514 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Liam Reilly | 8.99 | 969 | 972 | 974 | 979 | 986 | 995 | 1,001 | 1,022 | 1,182 | 1,218 | 1,270 | 1,285 | 1,441 | 1,683 | |
| | Fine Gael | Jim Lennon | 6.22 | 671 | 672 | 674 | 685 | 699 | 706 | 720 | 755 | 763 | 775 | 793 | 807 | | | |
| | Independent | Hugh D. Conlon | 5.83 | 628 | 629 | 652 | 658 | 679 | 737 | 760 | 771 | 794 | 869 | 1,052 | 1,097 | 1,137 | 1,173 | 1,193 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Fintan Malone | 5.67 | 611 | 611 | 614 | 616 | 621 | 636 | 662 | 701 | 764 | 809 | 828 | 831 | 878 | | |
| | Independent | Jim Levins | 5.56 | 599 | 601 | 614 | 624 | 631 | 638 | 646 | 651 | 694 | 737 | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Dolores Minogue | 4.88 | 526 | 527 | 528 | 545 | 565 | 581 | 605 | 753 | 771 | 864 | 879 | 895 | 1,154 | 1,331 | 1,353 |
| | Independent | Jim Tenanty | 4.84 | 522 | 523 | 527 | 529 | 556 | 587 | 725 | 804 | 807 | 902 | 947 | 952 | 1,004 | 1,174 | 1,216 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tomás Wilkinson | 4.52 | 487 | 487 | 487 | 496 | 498 | 499 | 500 | 512 | | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Finnan McCoy | 4.19 | 452 | 453 | 454 | 459 | 470 | 475 | 487 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Berenice McKeever | 4.01 | 431 | 432 | 442 | 451 | 478 | 512 | 527 | 563 | 589 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael Farrelly | 2.44 | 263 | 263 | 264 | 269 | 279 | 301 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Kevin Bailey | 2.34 | 252 | 253 | 265 | 269 | 274 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Fred Matthews | 1.67 | 180 | 180 | 189 | 191 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Gavin Kierans | 1.22 | 132 | 134 | 134 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Direct Democracy | Pat Greene | 1.15 | 124 | 124 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 21,455 Valid: 10,781 (50.25%) Spoilt: 159 Quota: 1,541 Turnout: 10,940 (50.99%) |||||||||||||||||||

### Drogheda

Drogheda: 10 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| | Sinn Féin | Imelda Munster†† | 16.70 | 2,317 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Paul Bell | 10.17 | 1,411 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Alan Cassidy††††† | 8.56 | 1,188 | 1,521 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Tommy Byrne | 7.22 | 1,001 | 1,026 | 1,029 | 1,042 | 1,045 | 1,045 | 1,051 | 1,060 | 1,162 | 1,190 | 1,201 | 1,266 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Kevin Callan† | 6.14 | 852 | 874 | 880 | 896 | 897 | 901 | 909 | 928 | 950 | 1,000 | 1,006 | 1,096 | 1,109 | 1,111 | 1,200 |
| | Fine Gael | Oliver Tully | 5.29 | 734 | 743 | 745 | 747 | 748 | 750 | 761 | 773 | 792 | 854 | 857 | 982 | 991 | 991 | 1,032 |
| | Independent | Frank Godfrey | 5.16 | 716 | 764 | 769 | 788 | 806 | 839 | 872 | 890 | 921 | 949 | 994 | 1,031 | 1,127 | 1,150 | 1,289 |
| | Fine Gael | Richie Culhane | 5.03 | 698 | 709 | 710 | 723 | 723 | 727 | 733 | 743 | 761 | 793 | 803 | 903 | 929 | 932 | 1,028 |
| | Labour | Pio Martin Smith | 5.01 | 695 | 722 | 725 | 753 | 760 | 764 | 769 | 799 | 810 | 838 | 841 | 870 | 917 | 920 | 987 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Frank Maher | 4.59 | 637 | 652 | 653 | 664 | 670 | 677 | 678 | 695 | 804 | 830 | 843 | 876 | 895 | 900 | |
| | Sinn Féin | Kenneth Flood | 3.62 | 502 | 890 | 1,099 | 1,108 | 1,110 | 1,121 | 1,135 | 1,150 | 1,167 | 1,178 | 1,227 | 1,246 | 1,364 | | |
| | Anti-Austerity Alliance | Ciaran McKenna | 3.29 | 456 | 490 | 493 | 496 | 499 | 511 | 546 | 579 | 595 | 607 | 677 | 689 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Michael O'Dowd | 3.12 | 433 | 442 | 444 | 449 | 452 | 453 | 455 | 465 | 474 | | | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Garrett O'Dowd | 3.04 | 422 | 436 | 438 | 445 | 446 | 447 | 451 | 461 | 477 | 618 | 625 | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | John Govern | 3.00 | 416 | 427 | 431 | 435 | 435 | 438 | 442 | 449 | | | | | | | |
| | Direct Democracy | Anthony Connor | 2.76 | 383 | 410 | 418 | 424 | 434 | 444 | 461 | 472 | 483 | 488 | | | | | |
| | Direct Democracy | Ronan Mooney | 2.54 | 353 | 397 | 400 | 404 | 413 | 420 | 461 | 485 | 502 | 508 | 707 | 722 | 895 | 921 | 953 |
| | Green | Michael McKeon | 1.78 | 244 | 255 | 257 | 260 | 264 | 270 | 285 | | | | | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Stephanie Valla-Black | 1.29 | 179 | 197 | 199 | 201 | 223 | 244 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Julia Feely | 0.87 | 120 | 126 | 128 | 131 | 152 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Jeff Rudd | 0.81 | 112 | 118 | 119 | 120 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 30,794 Valid: 13,872 (45.05%) Spoilt: 273 Quota: 1,262 Turnout: 14,145 (45.93%) |||||||||||||||||||

### Dundalk Carlingford

Dundalk Carlingford: 6 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Sinn Féin | Edel Corrigan | 15.96 | 1,564 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Jim Loughran†††† | 12.80 | 1,255 | 1,326 | 1,349 | 1,362 | 1,387 | 1,399 | 1,402 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Peter Savage | 12.64 | 1,239 | 1,241 | 1,253 | 1,273 | 1,368 | 1,424 | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | J.J. Quigley | 7.93 | 777 | 836 | 870 | 889 | 897 | 974 | 974 | 1,101 | 1,150 |
| | Fine Gael | John McGahon | 7.77 | 762 | 765 | 774 | 799 | 877 | 932 | 936 | 1,010 | 1,381 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Conor Keelan | 7.52 | 737 | 740 | 743 | 775 | 786 | 952 | 961 | 1,074 | 1,154 |
| | Fine Gael | Colin Goss | 7.51 | 736 | 738 | 747 | 764 | 860 | 887 | 887 | 931 | |
| | Green | Mark Dearey | 7.31 | 717 | 725 | 765 | 821 | 846 | 902 | 906 | 1,079 | 1,262 |
| | Independent | Jim Ryan | 5.48 | 537 | 541 | 579 | 690 | 702 | 769 | 772 | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Seán Kelly | 5.41 | 530 | 534 | 534 | 558 | 562 | | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Martin Murnaghan | 3.88 | 380 | 380 | 385 | 389 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Eamonn P. O'Boyle | 3.07 | 301 | 303 | 364 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Luke Martin | 1.01 | 99 | 101 | | | | | | | |
| | People Before Profit | Syd Smith | 0.99 | 98 | 99 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Sylwia Golbiewska Jokubas | 0.72 | 71 | 73 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 19,299 Valid: 9,806 Spoilt: 178 Quota: 1,401 Turnout: 9,984 (52%) |||||||||||||

### Dundalk South

Dundalk South: 7 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Sinn Féin | Tomás Sharkey | 17.03 | 1,805 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fianna Fáil | Declan Breathnach††† | 12.87 | 1,364 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Meave Anna Yore | 11.58 | 1,228 | 1,260 | 1,263 | 1,309 | 1,389 | | | | | |
| | Sinn Féin | Kevin Meenan†††††† | 10.21 | 1,082 | 1,246 | 1,247 | 1,270 | 1,281 | 1,284 | 1,288 | 1,307 | 1,325 | 1,369 |
| | Sinn Féin | Jennifer Green††††††† | 9.36 | 992 | 1,191 | 1,193 | 1,212 | 1,233 | 1,236 | 1,247 | 1,269 | 1,291 | 1,350 |
| | Green | Marianne Butler | 7.33 | 777 | 789 | 792 | 814 | 847 | 856 | 882 | 943 | 987 | 1,149 |
| | Fine Gael | Maria Doyle | 6.01 | 637 | 647 | 650 | 655 | 678 | 680 | 785 | 838 | 1,103 | 1,181 |
| | Fianna Fáil | Stephen Egan | 5.52 | 585 | 600 | 616 | 622 | 644 | 648 | 691 | 766 | 866 | 974 |
| | Independent | Seán Bellew | 4.46 | 473 | 482 | 485 | 511 | 552 | 569 | 595 | 712 | 740 | |
| | Fine Gael | Linus English | 3.82 | 405 | 413 | 415 | 417 | 431 | 434 | 524 | 574 | | |
| | Independent | Brian O'Neill | 3.54 | 375 | 382 | 383 | 400 | 454 | 464 | 511 | | | |
| | Fine Gael | Paddy Malone | 3.32 | 352 | 358 | 359 | 359 | 382 | 390 | | | | |
| | Independent | Eamonn P. O'Boyle | 2.87 | 304 | 312 | 314 | 352 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Oliver Morgan | 1.08 | 114 | 119 | 120 | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Mark Fitzsimons | 1.03 | 109 | 113 | 113 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 21,322 Valid: 10,602 (49.72%) Spoilt: 160 Quota: 1,326 Turnout: 10,762 (50.47%) ||||||||||||||